A heartbreaking note has been left outside a restaurant where a rugby league player was killed in a stabbing attack.

Despite the best efforts of paramedics, Filihiahekava, who was found unconscious on the footpath, could not be saved.

Sitaleki Filihiahekava was left to die in front of horrified family members and diners when he was attacked on a bustling Marrickville Road.

Rugby player Sitaleki Filihiahekava, 32, stabbed in Marrickville; police seek suspect.

Police arrest 31-year-old man in Concord after Sitaleki Filihiahekava died on Monday evening

A major police operation is under way after a man was allegedly stabbed to death on a major road in an inner-city suburb.

A drill rapper has been charged over the fatal stabbing of a "well-liked" rugby league player in Sydney's Inner West earlier this week.

A drill rapper has been charged over the fatal stabbing of a "well-liked" rugby league player in Sydney's Inner West earlier this week.

Jacob Tammer-Spence, who raps under the name Snoee Badman, has been charged over the stabbing death of Sitaleki Filihiahekava in Marrickville.

Jacob Tammer-Spence, who raps under the name Snoee Badman, has been charged over the stabbing death of Sitaleki Filihiahekava in Marrickville.